Hyde Amendment

One of the only pro-life Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives is claiming former Vice President Joe Biden was pressured to adopt extreme views on abortion in order to succeed in the 2020 race.

The Hill reported Sunday that one of the reasons bipartisan support for a massive coronavirus stimulus package has fallen apart is, once again, because Democrats want the bill to prop up Planned Parenthood.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Joe Biden’s performance at the first Democrat presidential debate had “raised questions” about the 76-year-old former vice president’s capacity to be commander in chief.

Within the Democratic Party, especially among the field of its 2020 presidential hopefuls, there has been a push underway to repeal the Hyde Amendment, a provision which bans the use of federal funding for abortions, with exceptions to save the life of the woman, or if the pregnancy arises from incest or rape.

New York lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) says the Hyde Amendment, which prevents federal funds from being used for abortion, is not about abortion “per se” and launched a petition Saturday to repeal it altogether.

During Monday’s “New Day” on CNN, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) was asked about his role in former Vice President Joe Biden, a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, changing his stance on the Hyde Amendment.

Pop star Cher warned Joe Biden to align himself with left-wing women on issues like abortion after the Democratic presidential frontrunner indicated earlier this week that he would not support repeal of the Hyde Amendment.

Planned Parenthood President Dr. Leana Wen said she takes Joe Biden “at his word” after he changed his stated opinion several times on the Hyde Amendment, a longstanding bipartisan federal measure that blocks federal taxpayer funding of abortion.

The fallout from former Vice President Joe Biden’s (D) Hyde Amendment reversal continues with a resurfaced clip, which shows Biden affirming the belief that “life begins at conception” during a 2012 debate.